UN launches appeal for Kyrgyzstan refugee crisis
The UN has announced a USD 71mn flash appeal for Kyrgyzstan, where it says some 400,000 people have been displaced by inter-ethnic fighting.
Saturday, 19.06.2010.
10:59
The UN has announced a USD 71mn flash appeal for Kyrgyzstan, where it says some 400,000 people have been displaced by inter-ethnic fighting. The Central Asian state's interim leader believes the number of people killed since violence erupted just over a week ago may be as high as 2,000. UN launches appeal for Kyrgyzstan refugee crisis Up to a million people are said to have been affected by fighting between the Kyrgyz majority and minority Uzbeks. Many of those who fled their homes are staying in Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan's government has asked the UN to launch a similar appeal for its own camps next week. Having accepted tens of thousands of refugees, it fears its capacity to help them will soon run out, reports the BBC's Tom Lane from the UN in New York. John Holmes, head of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, is meeting donor member states, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said. The focus of the Kyrgyz appeal will be food and shelter, with the hope that the aid will last at least six months. There are shortages of food, water and electricity, said Mr Ban, because of looting, lack of supplies and restrictions on movement. "Hospitals and other institutions are running low on medical supplies," he added. Ban said an estimated 300,000 people were living displaced within Kyrgyzstan and up to 100,000 had fled to Uzbekistan, of whom 80,000 were located in refugee camps. "Tens of thousands more are reportedly waiting to cross the border," he added. He said he had contacted Kyrgyzstan's interim leader, Roza Otunbayeva, Uzbek President Islam Karimov and others "to explore options for restoring order, preventing further loss of life and coordinating humanitarian assistance". Holmes urged a "generous and rapid response" from donors. "I have been shocked by the extent of the violence and appalled by the deaths and injuries, widespread arson, sexual violence, looting of state, commercial and private property and destruction of infrastructure," he said. The UN Human Rights Council called on the Kyrgyz government to conduct a full and transparent investigation into the clashes. Otunbayeva's estimate of 2,000 deaths is 10 times higher than previous official figures.
UN launches appeal for Kyrgyzstan refugee crisis
Up to a million people are said to have been affected by fighting between the Kyrgyz majority and minority Uzbeks.Many of those who fled their homes are staying in Uzbekistan.
Uzbekistan's government has asked the UN to launch a similar appeal for its own camps next week.
Having accepted tens of thousands of refugees, it fears its capacity to help them will soon run out, reports the BBC's Tom Lane from the UN in New York.
John Holmes, head of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, is meeting donor member states, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said.
The focus of the Kyrgyz appeal will be food and shelter, with the hope that the aid will last at least six months.
There are shortages of food, water and electricity, said Mr Ban, because of looting, lack of supplies and restrictions on movement.
"Hospitals and other institutions are running low on medical supplies," he added.
Ban said an estimated 300,000 people were living displaced within Kyrgyzstan and up to 100,000 had fled to Uzbekistan, of whom 80,000 were located in refugee camps.
"Tens of thousands more are reportedly waiting to cross the border," he added.
He said he had contacted Kyrgyzstan's interim leader, Roza Otunbayeva, Uzbek President Islam Karimov and others "to explore options for restoring order, preventing further loss of life and coordinating humanitarian assistance".
Holmes urged a "generous and rapid response" from donors.
"I have been shocked by the extent of the violence and appalled by the deaths and injuries, widespread arson, sexual violence, looting of state, commercial and private property and destruction of infrastructure," he said.
The UN Human Rights Council called on the Kyrgyz government to conduct a full and transparent investigation into the clashes.
Otunbayeva's estimate of 2,000 deaths is 10 times higher than previous official figures.
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